Accounting Standards

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Accounting Standards

k. Accounting Standards. Effective January 1, 2016, the company adopted new guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on the presentation of debt issuance costs. The new guidance requires that debt issuance costs shall be reported in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the face amount of that debt. Previously the company reported these costs in “Other long-term assets” in the company’s balance sheet. At December 31, 2015, the amount reclassified was $1.8 million. The new guidance has been applied on a retrospective basis whereby prior-period financial statements have been adjusted to reflect the application of the new guidance, as required by the FASB.

Effective January 1, 2016, the company adopted new guidance issued by the FASB that simplifies the measurement of inventory. The new guidance states that an entity should measure inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimate of estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. When evidence exists that the net realizable value of inventory is lower than its cost, the difference shall be recognized as a loss in the period in which it occurs. That loss may be required, for example, due to damage, physical deterioration, obsolescence, changes in price levels, or other causes. Adoption of this new guidance had no impact on the company’s consolidated results of operations and financial position.

Effective January 1, 2016, the company adopted new guidance issued by the FASB that simplifies the balance sheet classification of deferred income taxes. The new guidance requires that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial position. The new guidance also requires companies to offset all deferred tax assets and liabilities (and valuation allowances) for each tax-paying jurisdiction within each tax-paying component. The net deferred tax must be presented as a single noncurrent amount. Previous guidance required an entity to separate deferred income tax liabilities and assets into current and noncurrent amounts in a classified statement of financial position. The new guidance has been applied on a retrospective basis whereby prior-period financial statements have been adjusted to reflect the application of the new guidance. At December 31, 2015, the reclassification resulted in a reduction of current deferred income tax assets of $24.1 million, a decrease in other current assets of $.1 million, an increase in noncurrent deferred income tax assets of $12.9 million, a decrease in other long-term assets of $.1 million, a decrease in current other accrued liabilities of $9.4 million and a decrease in other long-term liabilities of $2.0 million.

On March 30, 2016, the FASB issued new guidance that will change certain aspects of accounting for share-based payments to employees. The new guidance will require all income tax effects of awards to be recognized in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled. It also will allow an employer to repurchase more of an employee’s shares than it can today for tax withholding purposes without triggering liability accounting and to make a policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, which for the company is January 1, 2017. Earlier adoption is permitted. The company is currently assessing when it will choose to adopt, and is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated results of operations and financial position.

In February 2016, the FASB issued a new lease accounting standard entitled “Leases.” The new standard is intended to improve financial reporting about leasing transactions. The new rule will require organizations that lease assets, referred to as lessees, to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases. The standard requires disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, which for the company is January 1, 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. The company is currently assessing when it will choose to adopt, and is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated results of operations and financial position.

In 2014, the FASB issued a new revenue recognition standard entitled “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” The objective of the standard is to establish the principles that an entity shall apply to report useful information to users of financial statements about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows from a contract with a customer. The standard, and its various amendments, is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, which for the company is January 1, 2018. Earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, which for the company in January 1, 2017. The standard allows for either “full retrospective” adoption, meaning the standard is applied to all periods presented, or “modified retrospective” adoption, meaning the standard is applied only to the most current period presented in the financial statements. The company is currently assessing when and which method it will choose for adoption, and is evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated results of operations and financial position.